Seminarians, priests and companions tell what your support achieves – personal testimonials from the regions where the Church is poor.
The question “Where was God?” troubles the people in the diocese of Bishop Anthony Borwah in Liberia. The situation is overwhelming: in this utterly impoverished country on Africa's west coast, more than 10,000 people were infected with Ebola in recent years alone
Can anything good come out of Cúcuta (Colombia)? It can! Pedro Andrés, 29, grew up in the troubled social district of this city, where drug trafficking, violence, prostitution and street fights flourish. Already as a child he experienced everyday crime. Like the time masked,
Binh, a devout seminarian from the Archdiocese of Hanoi in Vietnam, comes from a Catholic rice-farming family. His brother and younger sister are married; the elder sister is a religious sister. Proclaiming the Faith under Communism Binh burns with the desire to in
Bringing smiles back to those who suffer Seminarians Logyaa, 29 (right), and Fauster, 30 (left), come from the Diocese of Damongo in Ghana, West Africa. Both grew up with their siblings in devoutly Catholic families. Yet their stories of vocation could hardly be more different.…
Kingsley never thought he would one day leave his homeland. Kingsley – meaning: God is great – was born in Nigeria in 1989, the fifth child in his family. He grew up in the densely populated state of Anambra. But in 2000, his family moved to the countryside for financial reasons. Kingsley's…
The Bible passage from the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah (Jer 1:5) struck seminarian Jinson right to the heart: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”…
“Promise me you’ll take care of Mom and Dad; I don’t think I’m getting out of here alive. I love you.” These words were shouted by the young parochial vicar Erick into his phone amid deafening noise on July 13, 2018, after his brother had picked up the receiver. Along with 100 students, a…
Alejandro will never forget his first encounter with a good priest. Born on April 26, 1993 into a Catholic family on the Caribbean island of Margarita (Venezuela), he led a life like many his age: his life of faith was limited, as was customary in his family, to attending Sunday Mass…
Priestly vocations are rare in Congo. Father Timothée is Congolese. Born on November 11, 1981 into a Catholic family, he grew up with seven siblings in Mbuji-Mayi, a diamond-mining city of 2.2 million inhabitants. Bitter Poverty The gap between rich and poor…
Help seminarians like Joel carry the Good News of Christ into the world! Joel radiates an almost infectious love for people. He was born in 1992 in the Tanzanian diocese of Mtwara, one of the poorest regions of the country. His devout parents placed great importance on a…
Help professors like Don Luis train good shepherds for the future of the Church! Well-trained priests don't fall from the sky. But we need them! The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome offers an excellent, holistic, and world-Church-minded formation.…
"A priest. I want to become a priest!" proclaimed seven-year-old second-grader Kasun to his classmates when the question of career aspirations came up at school.
You hardly ever see him without a joyful smile: Professor Cristian Mendoza has been prefect of studies at the “Sedes Sapientiae” seminary in Rome for two years and loves his priestly vocation.
It was a Bible verse that touched the heart of the Vietnamese man—now a priest—Huy, and led him to a special following of Jesus.
Javier is beaming! The 22-year-old is filled with a deep, quiet joy, for he has found his path to happiness in his vocation to the priesthood.